Effect of neural tissue mobilization on pain, disability, balance and fear avoidance in patients with lumbar radiculopathy - A Randomized Controlled Trial

The prevalence of lumbosacral radiculopathy (LR) is roughly 3–5%; however, the association of adjacent lumbosacral nerve roots producing neural dysfunction and pain is more resistant to conservative treatment than LBP alone. It has been postulated that, if nervous system is irritated, the system may present with neural edema, ischemia and fibrosis, leading to further damage resulting in pain and decreased function. Neural tissue mobilization has been proven to reduce pain, disability in patient’s lumbar radiculopathy. There is absence of  enough evidence weather neural tissue mobilization is effective in improving balance and fear avoidance in lumbar radiculopathy patients. The exercise program will be followed by the individuals for 2 weeks, thrice a week. We will be assessing the outcome at baseline and after 2 weeks. Mean and SD will be calculated for quantitative variables like pain, disability, fear avoidance and balance. Data will be represented in form of visual impression like bar- diagram etc.Two sample t-test will be used to compare between group difference. Paired t-test will be used to compare within group difference.P value of < 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.